Rosie LaGrotta's RBI double in the fourth gave her team a lead and that was all the pitcher needed as Sacred Heart, No. 15 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, posted a 7-0 victory over St. Joseph in the South Jersey, Non-Public B championship in Buena Vista Township.

Sacred Heart, which will close its door at the end of this school year, will defend its Non-Public B title on Saturday in Toms River in a rematch of last year's final against Lodi Immaculate.

LaGrotta, who did not strike out a batter while scattering six hits, stranded runners on base in the first, second and fourth innings and the bases loaded in the sixth. In the sixth, with the bases full and two outs in a 4-0 game, Sacred Heart center fielder Gabby Castellini made a spectacular, diving catch.

After LaGrotta doubled in the first run, she later scored on an error for a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Sacred Heart added two more in the fifth on a bloop single by Lauren Dwyer, which cleared the third baseman's glove by inches as two runs scored.